Wild Columbia County
Hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing in northwest Oregon’s hidden jewel
Latest Blogs
Graham Creek, a spot worth keeping (Conservation Priorities #3)
Graham Creek is our study’s 2nd-best locale for amphibian biodiversity, with 10 amphibian species found in just two trips. While it initially looked much like any other stream, the creek life there benefits from vertical canyon walls, which shade the water during much of the day and reduce logging impacts to some degree. The ten…
Upcoming Work Parties
The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council and various “Friends of ……” park groups have planned work parties for the following dates. Work parties are a fantastic time to hang out together in nature, get a good workout (to whatever degree you want to do hard work), make connections, and talk with pleasant people. I’ve brought my…
BLM’s proposed Management Plan
On February 19, BLM published new Resource Management Plans for its Western Oregon lands. The new plan quadruples current timber production. To meet this goal, the federal agency will ignore wildlife and old-growth protections that resulted from decades of local input and negotiation. For example, the new plan eliminates the stream buffer compromise worked out…
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Visit the Friends of Liberty Hill website or their Facebook page to learn about this unique meadow and what we can do to save it for our community.
About Us
Jonathan grew up in St. Helens and has family in Yankton and Rainier. Matt grew up in Warren and currently lives in Scappoose. Jonathan’s wife Rosey and daughters Chhaya (less so) and Sophia (more so) join them on some of their adventures.
Local groups
Friends of Dalton Lake Nature Preserve
Friends of CZ Linear Park Trail
Global Conservation
A few orgs doing God’s work:
Creative Conservation Alliance
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